That reminded me of something which I have tracked down - Peter Sellers died on July 24, 1980, but the comic could not go out without playing one last joke. He had the song In The Mood played at his funeral, leaving his fellow Goons to fight back laughter - Sellers hated the song.

How about 'Smoke Gets in your Eyes'?

'Down, down, deeper and down?'

Or isn't there something by someone like Harry Belafonte or so which goes 'I'm sad to say I'm on my way, won't be back for many a day'?